22.6% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Vernor · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Vernor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and care work define Vernor compared to similar areas. About 22.6% of people here volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others both through formal volunteering and unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.6% of residents giving their time, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent, with 31.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with 16.8% of residents providing unpaid care, which is well above the 11.9% average for Australia.
16.8% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.6% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.9% of people having served, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Vernor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32937/vernor/topic/community